Water birth – in which a woman spends some or all of labour and delivery in a warm water pool – has become more popular as a gentler form of birthing. While its proponents claim it helps provide ...

Water births are safe for most low-risk pregnancies, and can help you feel calmer and more in control during labour. Your midwife will monitor you closely and can act quickly if anything changes.

Although it's less traditional, the rising interest in water births is more than just a fad. According to medical experts, women who choose to have a water birth see plenty of extra benefits. Joann ...

You don't have to have given birth to know that delivering a child is an incredible accomplishment and it truly is amazing what the human body can do. Anyone who has given birth will tell you it's not ...

A group of pregnant women are planning to gather in protest at DeKalb Medical Center’s North Decatur (Ga.) campus on Aug. 26 due to the hospital’s decision to temporarily suspend the practice of water ...

The scientific team has observed a reduction in labour and delivery time, as well as fewer obstetric interventions in the mother and fewer neonatal admissions Universitat Jaume I Women who use water ...